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The Changing American Canon looks like Jessie Montgomery

[ad_1] The history of classical music in the United States has long been one of identity crisis: the search for an indigenous sound independent of European influence. This concern manifested repeatedly as self-sabotage, with some composers—almost always white men—glorified as groundbreaking, while truly original works from artists of color were ignored. That has changed in …

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Turner Classic Films Are Changing. And Trying To Stay The Same.

[ad_1] Sometimes even a classic needs a little retouching. Starting Wednesday, Turner Classic Movies getting a face lift. Cable television TCM, home to countless legacy films, will feature a colorful new aesthetic in on-air promos, new openings for shows like “The Essentials” and “Noir Alley,” new sets for presenters like Ben Mankiewicz, a new logo, …

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New surveys show how workplace policies are changing during the pandemic.

[ad_1] Daily Business Briefing September 1, 2021Updated September 1, 2021 at 7:45 AM ET September 1, 2021 at 7:45 AM ET It’s a common scene across corporate America.Credit…John Muggenborg for The New York Times google said Tuesday It said it would delay reopening its offices until January 10. Postponement from October, which was Postponement from …

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The Changing Climate Has Given People Many Opportunities to Leave Africa

[ad_1] Researchers have some theories. If early humans had moved from Africa much earlier, they would have faced fierce competition from other early human species; the north was a Neanderthal stronghold, and much of East Asia was probably populated by another extinct human lineage, the Denisovans. Models also suggest that dry periods often follow favorable …

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Distance Education is Changing the Game for Some College Students

[ad_1] Last semester, Sophia Martino, a final year at the University of Missouri who has spinal muscular atrophy and uses a wheelchair, chose to attend two lab-based classes in person. Despite being vaccinated in May, he caught Covid-19. Even after that difficult year, she plans to take classes in person this fall. But knowing that …

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Distance Education is Changing the Game for Some College Students

[ad_1] Last semester, Sophia Martino, a final year at the University of Missouri who has spinal muscular atrophy and uses a wheelchair, chose to attend two lab-based classes in person. Despite being vaccinated in May, he caught Covid-19. Even after that difficult year, she plans to take classes in person this fall. But knowing that …

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How Super Herbs Like Palmer Amaranth Are Changing Agriculture

[ad_1] In the arms race between biology and biotechnology, weeds are winning. Worse still, Kumar says, growers cling to the unrealistic idea that chemical companies will invent a miraculous new herbicide before it’s too late. Even with such a miracle crop close at hand, an even greater threat looms: There is growing evidence that weeds …

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